It's always a feel-good experience for me to return to SQL Saturday in Orlando, the place where SQL Saturdays were started by Andy Warren (Twitter | Blog). On this trip, I delivered a full-day, pre-conference seminar on Troubleshooting and Performance Tuning SQL Server. I also delivered a session on SQL Server ...

PASS SQL Saturdays are free 1-day training events for IT professionals interested in Microsoft SQL Server, providing a variety of high-quality technical sessions, all happen through the efforts of local volunteers. The leadership team of the local chapter of PASS here in Nashville (Facebook | LinkedIn) have ...

I am honored to present at SQL Saturday #46 in Raleigh 18 Sep 2010!
I get to deliver two talks:
Building Your First SSIS Package (Beginner)
Database Design for Developers (Intermediate)
If you read this blog and will be attending SQL Saturday #46, introduce yourself!
:{> Andy

Introduction
Andy Warren (Blog - @sqlAndy) is a DBA's DBA. He is a friend and mentor. He calls 'em like he sees 'em, and I haven't seen him pull a punch yet.
I requested an interview with Andy before I learned of the transfer of SQL Saturday to PASS. Sometimes life works out that way...
The Interview
How did you, Brian, and Steve come ...